Example sentences of "and [adj] [adv] that the " in BNC.

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1 The atmosphere filters out most of the gamma and X-radiation so that the amount reaching ground level from space is virtually zero , and astronomers who seek to measure these short-wave radiations must send their telescopes into space .
2 The church is high and light so that the vista from narthex to eastern apse is clear and uninterrupted .
3 ‘ It can become over-bureaucratic and ritualistic so that the words and the jargon take over .
4 It was felt by many politicians and officials that local government , in its recent form , was slow and inept so that the departments dealing with local authorities either developed a mass of controls to enable them to watch over local authorities or actually withdrew services from the local authorities .
5 The colour of the team 's socks , until 1927 black with thin red and white stripes , was altered to a more distinctive blue and white so that the players could recognize their colleagues more easily without looking up .
6 It appeared exactly the same — its walls hung with innumerable paintings , prints and photographs , their frames dull with years , their glass wavy and opaque so that the subjects had lost whatever initial impact they had and were now just pictures collecting dust .
7 They lubricate it with a saliva that is sticky so that the ants adhere to it , and alkaline so that the formic acid of their stings is neutralised .
8 Clara , grown careless and ruthless now that the struggle was over , did not fail to point out that the school would have helped upon request .
9 Perhaps this was in the Collector 's mind as he lay there , silent and motionless now that the fever had left him and he was beginning to recover .
10 And then it was over , and they were coming out into the grey , windy day , the mothers trying not to look at the white-capped sea beyond the point , the boys suddenly gruff and silent now that the moment of parting was come .
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